cibotium menziesii

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cibotium menziesii - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pulu \Pu"lu\, n.
     A vegetable substance consisting of soft, elastic, yellowish
     brown chaff, gathered in the Hawaiian Islands from the young
     fronds of free ferns of the genus Cibotium, chiefly
     Cibotium Menziesii; -- used for stuffing mattresses,
     cushions, etc., and as an absorbent.
     [1913 Webster]